Publication Date

2009

Publisher

State of Western Australia

City

Perth

ISBN

978-0-646-50996-9

Abstract

The purpose of the State Natural Resource Management [NRM] Plan is to communicate the direction for sustainably managing Western Australia's natural resources.

This direction has been informed by previous initiatives such as the 'Decade of Landcare', several programs focused on salinity, the Western Australian State Sustainability Strategy (2009), and more recently a report commissioned by the State entitled The delivery of Natural Resources Management in Western Australia - a review (2006), which recommended preparation of an NRM Plan. The review noted that the most important issue for the State to clarify first was the outcome it seeks rather than how it intended to achieve it.

While the State has primary responsibility for NRM under the Constitution and legislation enacted through its agencies, it needs to be acknowledged that there are a large number of complex natural resource issues confronting Western Australia. This is due to the diverse and often conflicting values associated with the same natural resources, the dispersed nature of threats to them, and the need for solutions to protect natural resources to be widely understood, owned and adopted.

Number of Pages

44

Keywords

Natural Resources, Natural Resource management, Flora, Fauna, Biodiversity, Western Australia

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Hydrology | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Soil Science | Sustainability | Water Resource Management

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